the Unready

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The Unready is the historical epithet given to the Anglo-Saxon king Æthelred II of England, whose troubled reign was marked by Viking invasions and political instability.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon monarch
King of England
historical figure
alsoKnownAs Æthelred II NERFINISHED
Æthelred II of England NERFINISHED
ascendedToThroneAsChild true
associatedWith political instability in late 10th and early 11th century England
birthDate c. 966
birthName Æthelred II NERFINISHED
burialPlace Old St Paul’s Cathedral NERFINISHED
child Eadred NERFINISHED
Eadwig NERFINISHED
Edgar NERFINISHED
Edmund Ironside NERFINISHED
Edward the Confessor NERFINISHED
Godgifu NERFINISHED
Ælfred NERFINISHED
Æthelstan Ætheling NERFINISHED
conflict Viking invasions of England NERFINISHED
campaigns of Sweyn Forkbeard
conflicts with Cnut the Great
coRuledWith none
countryRuled Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
deathDate 23 April 1016
deathPlace London, England
surface form: London
dynasty House of Wessex NERFINISHED
era Late Anglo-Saxon period
father King Edgar the Peaceful NERFINISHED
hasEpithet the Unready NERFINISHED
house House of Wessex NERFINISHED
languageOfName Old English NERFINISHED
meaningOfEpithet poorly advised
mother Ælfthryth NERFINISHED
notableFor St Brice’s Day massacre NERFINISHED
Viking invasions during his reign
payment of Danegeld to Viking raiders
orderedEvent St Brice’s Day massacre NERFINISHED
predecessor Edward the Martyr NERFINISHED
region England
regnalNumber II
reignEnd 1016
reignStart 978
religion Christianity
spouse Emma of Normandy NERFINISHED
Ælfgifu of York NERFINISHED
successor Edmund Ironside NERFINISHED
Sweyn Forkbeard NERFINISHED
title King of the English

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Æthelred the Unready nickname the Unready